It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to... The feeling for the things themselves, for reality, is more important than the feeling for pictures.

  • -- Vincent van Gogh 文森特·梵高

人们应该倾听的不是画家的语言,而是自然的语言。对事物本身的感觉,对现实的感觉,比对图片的感觉更重要。

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Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.

艺术之所以能起作用,是因为它能吸引某些心智的官能。音乐依赖于听觉系统的细节,绘画和雕塑依赖于视觉系统。诗歌和文学依赖于语言。

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

一幅好的画对我来说就像一个朋友。它陪伴着我,安慰着我,激励着我。

We need realism to deal with reality.

我们需要现实主义来处理现实。

Reality never surpasses imagination.

现实从来没有超越想象。